Flen

Flen is a town in Södermanland County which 6,200 people call home. Flen municipality, Flens kommun, contains the surrounding countryside, with a total of 16,000 inhabitants.

• Flen
• Malmköping
• Hälleforsnäs
• Sparreholm
• Mellösa
• Bettna

Flen grew during the early 20th century, where the Stockholm – Gothenburg rail line crossed the line between Grängesberg and Oxelösund.

• By train: Flen is at the main line between Stockholm and Gothenburg, but most trains only call at nearby Katrineholm.

Sörmlandstrafiken runs an extensive bus network that covers all settlements.

• 🌍 Swedish Urban Transport Museum (in Malmköping, north of Flen). Surprisingly enough, though Malmköping is barely a town, it has a museum for urban rail, with trams from most Swedish cities with such. (updated Sep 2022)
• 🌍 Sparreholm Palace (Sparreholms slott). A palace with some unusual museum collections, such as an exhibition of jukeboxes. 

• Prinsens araber. A stable which offers horse riding. 
• Malmabacken. A slope for downhill skiing. 
• Flens Golfklubb. A golf course. 

• Blaxsta Vineyard (Blaxsta Vingård). Sweden's first winery, and one of the northernmost in the world.